NXP and Purple Labs Launches Sub-$100 3G Linux Mobile Phone

(Top News, 4 Feb 2008)

NXP Semiconductors and Purple Labs have developed a 3G Linux reference feature phone offering video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing and video streaming at a transfer price below $100. The new Purple Magic phone serves as a reference design for phone manufacturers creating entry-level 3G handsets, including those targeting mobile markets such as Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Based on the NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 for 3G, the Purple Magic reference phone, coupled with the Purple Labs Linux suite, is available as a fully integrated, turnkey solution. Production of an initial quantity of fully working phones has enabled Purple Labs to undertake considerable testing and validation, further reducing investment and time to market for OEMs and ODMs that leverage the Purple Magic design.

The Purple Magic phone will be exhibited at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 11-14, 2008.

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